Salehuddin Ahmed (economist)

Salehuddin Ahmed
সালেহউদ্দিন আহমেদ
Adviser for Finance
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 August 2024
Preceded by	Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali (as Minister)
Adviser for Science and Technology
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 August 2024
Preceded by	Yeafesh Osman (as Minister)
Adviser for Commerce
In office 16 August 2024 – 10 November 2024
Preceded by	Ahasanul Islam Titu (as State Minister)
Succeeded by	Sheikh Bashir Uddin (as Adviser)
Adviser for Planning
In office 9 August 2024 – 16 August 2024
Preceded by	Abdus Salam (as Minister)
Succeeded by	Wahiduddin Mahmud (as Adviser)
Governor of the Bangladesh Bank
In office 30 April 2005 – 1 May 2009
Preceded by	Fakhruddin Ahmed
Succeeded by	Atiur Rahman
Personal details
Born	(1949-10-08) 8 October 1949 (age 75) Nazirabazar, Bengal, British India
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Education	BA, MA, PhD
Alma mater	University of Dhaka (BA, MA) McMaster University (PhD)

Salehuddin Ahmed (born 1949) is a Bangladeshi economist, civil servant, and a former governor of the Bangladesh Bank, the country's central bank.^[1][2] He is a professor of BRAC University.^[3] He has been serving as an adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh since August 2024.^[4]

Early life and education

Ahmed was born in Mahuttuli, Old Dhaka and his family were originally from the village of Darisrirampur in Nabinagar Upazila, Brahmanbaria District.^[5] He graduated from Dhaka Collegiate School in 1963 and from Dhaka College in 1965^[5] Ahmed did his masters in 1969 in economics from the University of Dhaka.^[6] He completed his second masters and PhD from McMaster University in 1974 and 1978 respectively.^[6]

Career

Ahmed joined the University of Dhaka as a lecturer and later joined the Civil Service of Pakistan.^[6] He was appointed the Assistant Commissioner of Dhaka District.^[5] He served as the executive magistrate of Pirojpur District.^[5] He worked at the National Foundation for Research on Human Resource Development which merged with Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies later.^[5] He worked at the Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific.^[6]

Ahmed is a former Director General of Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development from 1993 to 1995.^[6][5] Ahmed was the Director General of the NGO Affairs Bureau at the Prime Minister's Office.^[7]

Ahmed was the Managing Director of Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation from 1996 to 2005.^[6] In 1998, he joined BRAC as Deputy Executive Director.^[8]

Ahmed was the ninth governor of Bangladesh Bank. After the retirement of Fakhruddin Ahmed, he took the responsibility of Bangladesh Bank on 1 May 2005 and he took rest from his duty on 31 April 2009.^[9][10] As a Fulbright Scholar, he taught at Marlboro College in the State of Vermont in the United States for a year.^[8] In 2006, he received the Distinguished Alumni Award back from McMaster University.^[5]

Adviser Ahmed with the US Assistant Secretary Brent Neiman in 2024

From 2009, Ahmed taught at North South University and the University of Dhaka.^[7] He was a professor of business at North South University from 2010 to 2014 and then joined BRAC University.^[7] He is a trustee of Gono University.^[11]

In 2020, Ahmed was appointed an independent director of ASA International.^[12] He is one of the founders of the Centre for Advanced Research and Social Action, non-profit.^[13] He is a member of the general committee of the NGO Forum.^[14] He is an independent director of GrameenPhone.^[15] He is an advisor to Southeast University Journal of Arts and Social Sciences of Southeast University.^[16]

Personal life

Ahmed's daughter is also a faculty at North South University. His son was a faculty member at Black Hills State University and is currently a senior economist at the Virginia Department of Taxation.^[5]

References

1. "DR SALEHUDDIN AHMED, Professor, BRAC Business School, BRAC University and Former Governor of the Bangladesh Bank". ICE Business Times. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
2. "Lessons from Sri Lanka on politics and economy". businesspostbd.com. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
3. Hassan, Sohrab; Galib, Rafsan (29 May 2022). "Interest rates and dollar exchange rates must not be fixed". Prothomalo. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
4. "Yunus-led interim govt sworn in". The Daily Star. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
5. Rahman, Akhlakur (15 September 2021). "IPDC Finance's Agraz: A chat with Dr Salehuddin Ahmed". The Daily Star. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
6. "Governor". www.bb.org.bd. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
7. "Salehuddin Ahmed, PhD". www.bracu.ac.bd. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
8. "Welcome". saags.edu.bd. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
9. "Bangladesh Bank". www.bb.org.bd. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
10. "Bangladesh Bank - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
11. "Board of Trustees – Gono Bishwabidyalay". Retrieved 25 October 2022.
12. "ASA International appoints Dr Salehuddin Ahmed to its Board as Independent Director". talent4boards.com. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
13. "CARSA | Founder". carsa-bd.org. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
14. "Policy Formulating Structure". ngof.org. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
15. "Board of Directors | Grameenphone". www.grameenphone.com. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
16. "Southeast University Journal of Arts and Social Sciences". www.seu.edu.bd. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

External links

• List of Governor of Bangladesh Bank